Company Name: Aveda
Product Name: Be Curly Curl Enhancer Lotion
Price: $18 6.7 oz
Consistency: Lotion like
Ingredients: Aqueous Extracts: Linum Usitatissimum Extract, Althea Officianalis Extract (marshmallow-natural hold), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Behentrimonium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol, Fragrance, Geraniol, Linalool, Citronellol, Amly Cinnamal, Limonene, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium 11, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Phenoxyethanol (reformulated late 2006)
Purchase from: Aveda stores/salons, Aveda website
Review:
Oh gosh, how long has it been since I used this? Ages. But I remember it well.
I used this during my frantic days when I desperately wanted curl definition and nothing else. It was available locally so I moseyed on down to the Aveda store and, after being assured by the sales lady that this and only this would give me the curls of my dreams, walked happily out of the store with this product (minus 17 bucks!)
The smell is…what’s a good word? Too much. It’s not the worst I’ve ever smelled, but not pleasant at all.
It did give me some curl definition with a good deal of frizz, but left a greasy feeling. I also had to use a ton to get the desired results, so money-wise, it just was not worth it. When finally dry, my hair never felt moisturized when using this, even when paired with a leave in conditioner.
Even for someone like me who is cone sensitive, this was still quite drying.
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I love your reviews!
I have actually had good experience with this one. As a matter of a fact, I use it every day on my wash n’ go. I agree that it is pretty pricey and there have been times when I just bought the travel size in a pinch ($7.50 – not a value).
I’ve never used this, but a good friend did, and it did nothing for her either. She used craploads of products, for no results and a ton of frizz.